Tony Bill
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1940-08-23 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- San Diego, California, USA
- Also known as
- Gerard Anthony Bill
Biography
Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips.
He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962. Bill began his career as an actor in the 60s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in Come Blow Your Horn (1963). Bill specialized in likeable but none-too-bright juveniles and young leads. His acting credits include None But the Brave (1965), You're A Big Boy Now (1966), Never a Dull Moment (1968), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Shampoo (1975), The Little Dragons (1980), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), and Less Than Zero (1987).
Bill continued to act in TV-movies, miniseries, and guest spots though with decreasing frequency as he segued into directing. He appeared in the 1966 episode "Chaff In The Wind" of the long running western The Virginian. He then appeared in 1967 episode "The Predators" of NBC's western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan.
In 1980, Bill directed his first film, My Bodyguard. From there he went on to direct Six Weeks (1982), Five Corners (1987), Crazy People (1990) A Home of Our Own (1993), and Flyboys (2006) which Bill claims was one of the first features shot entirely with digital cameras. In television Bill directed Truman Capote's One Christmas, Harlan County War, and Pictures of Hollis Woods, among others.
In 2009, Bill published the book Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set. The book traces the etymology of the language of the movie set and is filled out with stories from the Bill's career in film.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
The Crown
2016
as Guardian Editor
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Mark Lee Reynolds
Bonanza
1959
as Charlie Two
The Virginian
1962
as Clipper Ellis
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Thomas Hartwood
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Tony Pitts
Ben Casey
1961
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Brian Whitehill
Hotel
1982
as Mike
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lee Harvey Oswald / Biff
Leverage
2008
as Pierson
Run for Your Life
1965
as Charlie Carson
Moonlighting
1985
as Scott Huntley
Theatre 625
1964
as Grayson Hinks
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Steve Garrow
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Kurt Lascher
Mr. Novak
1963
as Chris Herrod
The Loner
1965
as Jody Merriman
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
as Adam Gardiner
Movies (38)
Must Love Dogs
2005
as Walter
Barb Wire
1996
as Foster
A Home of Our Own
1993
as Narrator
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Terry Hawthorne
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Salinger
2013
as Self - Filmmaker
Less Than Zero
1987
as Bradford Easton
Shampoo
1975
as Johnny Pope
Castle Keep
1969
as Lt. Amberjack
Ice Station Zebra
1968
as Lt. Russell Walker
Lanton Mills
1969
as Mute
Casting By
2012
as Self
None But the Brave
1965
as Air Crewman Keller
Citizen Steve
1987
as Self - Actor
Having Babies II
1977
as Aaron Canfield
How to Steal the World
1968
as Steven Garrow
Lying in Wait
2001
as Detective Mike
Running Out
1983
as Paul Corsini
You're a Big Boy Now
1966
as Raef del Grado
Soldier in the Rain
1963
as Jerry Meltzer
Freedom
1981
as Richard
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
Marriage on the Rocks
1965
as Jim Blake
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Florian
Are You in the House Alone?
1978
as Neil Osborne
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998
as Mickey Calvin
Flap
1970
as Eleven Snowflake
Come Blow Your Horn
1963
as Buddy Baker
The Initiation of Sarah
1978
as Paul Yates
With This Ring
1978
as Peter Turner
The Little Dragons
1980
as Niles
Heart Beat
1980
as Dick
Washington Mistress
1982
as Alan
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Lyle
Las Vegas Lady
1975
as Bob
The Killing Mind
1991
as Thomas Quinn
Portrait of an Escort
1980
as Beau Simpson
Death of a Salesman
1966
as Biff
About Tony Bill
Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962. Bill began his career as an actor in the 60s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in Come Blow Your Horn (1963). Bill specialized in likeable but none-too-bright ju… With 58 credits spanning from 1959 to 2016, Tony Bill has appeared in 38 films and 20 TV shows.
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- Must Love Dogs (2005) — as Walter
- Barb Wire (1996) — as Foster
- A Home of Our Own (1993) — as Narrator
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — as Terry Hawthorne
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — as Self
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